In order to make sure that your WebQuest stays aligned with your unit, you will need to copy and paste 3 things from your Stages 1 and 2 from Dr. Grace's wiki onto this page. (This will also help Dr. Theresa give you better feedback on your Intro, Task, and Conclusion.) Then you will write your first drafts of your Introduction and Conclusion.
G.R.A.S.P.S
( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the GRASPS portion of your unit (Stage 2). Note that you don't need the Standards part, though you can include it if you want.)
Goal
:To design rooms of different shapes and calculate the areas and volume involved in the room
Role
: architect
Audience
SOM: Skidmore, Owings & Merril LLP - one of the largest and most influential architecture, interior design, engineering, and planning firms in the world.
Situation
:Submit your groups design to be considered for a state of the art Museum for the Modern Arts to be built New York City that shows several different shapes
Product & Performance
:a labeled design made using google sketch up
Understanding(s)
(Copy and paste the big understanding(s) you have listed in your unit for Dr. Grace in Stage 1 (the answers to the essential questions). What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest).)
•There is a relationship between the radius and the diameter of a circle
•There is a relationship between angles in a 2-d model created by intersecting lines.
•They can apply 2-d regular shape area formulas to 3-d volume formulas composed of regular objects.
Introduction
(Set the stage, give us any background info that we might need to know (but just a hint), this is your HOOK. Provide a segue to the Task . . . make your reader want to click to the next section. There should be nothing that sounds like school work in this section. Don't give away what's going to happen in the Task.) Hook: I will show them pictures of cool architecture Students will see how angles and lines form the base of predicting measurement of regular objects. They will ponder what it means to find the volume of irregular objects. They will start to discover patterns that are around measuring area and volumes involving circles. Measuring volume is an important task in chemistry, engineering, baking, and architecture (any many other areas). To understand volume is to understand space and it's nature. In this unit students will under stand how to solve for volume and area of various objects. They will question what is space itself. They will be able to see how they are surrounded by this knowledge and connect it to their everyday lives.
Task
(This story should match the Task Description/Summary from your unit in Stage 2 (Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?). You can copy and paste from Dr. Grace's wiki.Tell the story of the Role, Audience, Situation, and Product & Performance. Be a story teller. Save any classroom-specific information for the Process. Build the scenario and stay in character. You can reference the Introduction but try not to duplicate the information that's in the Introduction.)
SOM: Skidmore, onings & Merril LLP, a huge architect firm, is looking for designs for a new modern art museum. They're looking for a design with rooms of several different shapes and dimensions. You're in a group of architects who are competing to have your design chosen for the project. Using google sketchup, depict the ultimate museum design. make sure to label all measurements for area and volume. Once completed you will have to pitch your building to the class.
Conclusion
(Tie everything the participants have done back to the Goal. Why did they go through all of this? Tie the scenario to the real world. Remind them of the "Big Idea" that they were supposed to gain from this, just in case they didn't make the connection on their own. Don't get preachy. If you ask a question here, it has to be rhetorical. No work or assignments should be included. Short is good.)
--------Architecture through out time wasn't made by mistake. From the house you live in to the milk you buy at the store. All of kinds of things around you are encased in math surrounding shapes, whether it be from the ideal volume of milk to sell in a jug, or how much heat you need for the winter to warm the volume of your house. By creating your own museum you have been able to attempt visualizing and understanding how spaces work together to create a whole building.
--------Now that you've completed your building and presentation, have a look at some patterns in architecture over time. Why do you think different cultures all over time have made buildings using the "golden ratio" or "fractals" ? Architecture has been linked with the divine throughout history. Fung Shui believes that arranging your house the right way can bring you closer to enlightenment. Do you think better in a messy room or a clean room? Why does this matter?
G.R.A.S.P.S
( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace for the GRASPS portion of your unit (Stage 2). Note that you don't need the Standards part, though you can include it if you want.)Understanding(s)
(Copy and paste the big understanding(s) you have listed in your unit for Dr. Grace in Stage 1 (the answers to the essential questions). What are the academic goals for the unit (which will also be the purpose of the WebQuest).)•There is a relationship between the radius and the diameter of a circle
•There is a relationship between angles in a 2-d model created by intersecting lines.
•They can apply 2-d regular shape area formulas to 3-d volume formulas composed of regular objects.
Introduction
(Set the stage, give us any background info that we might need to know (but just a hint), this is your HOOK. Provide a segue to the Task . . . make your reader want to click to the next section. There should be nothing that sounds like school work in this section. Don't give away what's going to happen in the Task.)Hook:
I will show them pictures of cool architecture
Students will see how angles and lines form the base of predicting measurement of regular objects. They will ponder what it means to find the volume of irregular objects. They will start to discover patterns that are around measuring area and volumes involving circles. Measuring volume is an important task in chemistry, engineering, baking, and architecture (any many other areas). To understand volume is to understand space and it's nature. In this unit students will under stand how to solve for volume and area of various objects. They will question what is space itself. They will be able to see how they are surrounded by this knowledge and connect it to their everyday lives.
Task
(This story should match the Task Description/Summary from your unit in Stage 2 (Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?). You can copy and paste from Dr. Grace's wiki. Tell the story of the Role, Audience, Situation, and Product & Performance. Be a story teller. Save any classroom-specific information for the Process. Build the scenario and stay in character. You can reference the Introduction but try not to duplicate the information that's in the Introduction.)SOM: Skidmore, onings & Merril LLP, a huge architect firm, is looking for designs for a new modern art museum. They're looking for a design with rooms of several different shapes and dimensions. You're in a group of architects who are competing to have your design chosen for the project. Using google sketchup, depict the ultimate museum design. make sure to label all measurements for area and volume. Once completed you will have to pitch your building to the class.
Conclusion
(Tie everything the participants have done back to the Goal. Why did they go through all of this? Tie the scenario to the real world. Remind them of the "Big Idea" that they were supposed to gain from this, just in case they didn't make the connection on their own. Don't get preachy. If you ask a question here, it has to be rhetorical. No work or assignments should be included. Short is good.)--------Architecture through out time wasn't made by mistake. From the house you live in to the milk you buy at the store. All of kinds of things around you are encased in math surrounding shapes, whether it be from the ideal volume of milk to sell in a jug, or how much heat you need for the winter to warm the volume of your house. By creating your own museum you have been able to attempt visualizing and understanding how spaces work together to create a whole building.
--------Now that you've completed your building and presentation, have a look at some patterns in architecture over time. Why do you think different cultures all over time have made buildings using the "golden ratio" or "fractals" ? Architecture has been linked with the divine throughout history. Fung Shui believes that arranging your house the right way can bring you closer to enlightenment. Do you think better in a messy room or a clean room? Why does this matter?